Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?-Chapter 1392 - 594: Being an Influencer Really Pays Well (2)

"...Can't you walk by yourself?"

"Oppa!!"

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The next morning, after Liu Xin'an finished washing up, he diligently started to prepare breakfast.

Bae Juhyun and her team's breakfast he didn't need to prepare, but he still had to take care of breakfast for himself and Li Chenglu.

Knowing that Liu Xin'an would be joining her today, Li Chenglu didn't go out shopping. She comfortably slept until seven, then washed up, got out of bed, and came to Liu Xin'an's house waiting to be fed.

But...

"Eat quickly."

Just after taking a bite of bread, Li Chenglu couldn't control the twitch in her temple.

"You're in such a hurry, can you go on stage with Juhyun unnie or something?"

"You eat too slowly, I thought I'd hurry you up."

"At this speed, if you're in such a rush, you go ahead first."

Liu Xin'an had nothing to say, so he took out his phone and started his usual routine of browsing various news.

Recently, there hadn't been any particularly big news, but in the somewhat niche gaming world, there was a piece of news like an earthquake.

"NetEase and Blizzard are really breaking up."

Liu Xin'an was one of the players who went crazy for Overwatch in 2016, and although he no longer played that game, seeing this news still made him feel a bit sentimental.

"What's it to you if NetEase and Blizzard split up, did you play Blizzard games?"

Liu Xin'an waved it off, saying Overwatch in 2016 was the last Blizzard game he played. Games like WoW and Hearthstone... he had played them previously, but he gradually stopped.

Recently, he hadn't played any MMORPGs, just playing battle chess daily.

"Sigh, don't you know what wistfulness is?"

"Grieving over something unconnected."

"Talking to you isn't fun, hurry up and eat, let's go when you're done."

Li Chenglu's rebellious streak was instantly triggered, and her already leisurely eating pace slowed even more under Liu Xin'an's urging.

Liu Xin'an took a deep breath, but before he could speak, Li Chenglu stuffed the bread into her mouth in quick motions, puffing her cheeks and showing a cute hamster-like expression.

This left Liu Xin'an at a loss for words, so he could only curl his lips into a smile and pour Li Chenglu a cup of water, fearing she might choke.

Li Chenglu was nothing if not skilled at giving Liu Xin'an a hard time...

...

The next day's recording of the music show wasn't at KBS, but at MBC.

It was the famous "Show! Music Core."

Though they changed programs, the order and rotation of Red Velvet stayed the same.

Once again, they arrived at MBC early in the morning to prepare, and the backstage was immediately filled with a tense atmosphere.

Even seasoned artists like them couldn't easily shake the nervousness before going on stage each time.

The stylists who always accompanied them understood their feelings, so everyone chatted casually with Bae Juhyun and the others while preparing their makeup and costumes.

"Will Mr. Liu Xin'an come by today?"

Yesterday, with Liu Xin'an not present, Bae Juhyun's disappointment was visibly apparent.

The stylists brought up Liu Xin'an again, saying he was free yesterday, so he should come today, right?

It's no wonder fans found it strange; even Bae Juhyun's stylists found it odd for Liu Xin'an not to be there... how could fans not find it odd?

Luckily, today Bae Juhyun smiled and gave a response.

"Xin'an is coming today, he's already on his way."

"That's why Irene is in such a good mood today... oh my, she's so pretty today!"

"Unnie~"

Bae Juhyun coyly complained, her thin-skinned nature unable to bear such teasing.

Just then, she caught sight of Seong Taekyon leaving the lounge out of the corner of her eye.

Smart as she was, she immediately guessed that Liu Xin'an and Li Chenglu had arrived.

Her smile grew even more uncontrollable.

Eventually, she simply stopped hiding her smile, merely looking charmingly at the pretty woman in the mirror.

As she predicted, Seong Taekyon presumably wasn't going out for anything else, but specifically to pick up Liu Xin'an and Li Chenglu.

Before long, Seong Taekyon saw the handsome man beaming with smiles.

"Did you tell Irene you've arrived?"

"Not yet, I wanted to surprise her."

Seong Taekyon chuckled lightly, not bothering with formalities with Liu Xin'an, and directly led the two towards Bae Juhyun and her team's lounge.

The artists returning at the same time as Bae Juhyun and her team were all strangers to Liu Xin'an.

Song Yuqi's (G)i-dle had already made their comeback earlier, so they didn't run into each other.

Therefore, Liu Xin'an didn't have to visit old friends, and instead followed closely behind Seong Taekyon under the curious gaze of many staff members.

"Hyung, because I didn't come yesterday, it seems there was quite a scene."

"Yes, I didn't expect your absence to cause more of a stir than your presence..."

"So can I watch Juhyun and the others' recordings regularly from now on?"

The leading Seong Taekyon took a deep breath and nodded gloomily.

"Just let us know ahead of time."

"Got it!"

"Tsk, you're feeling smug now, huh."

Liu Xin'an chuckled, knowing he'd never tire of watching Bae Juhyun perform on stage.

The thought of that charismatic person on stage curling up softly in his arms offstage made Liu Xin'an uncontrollably excited.

He felt a bit of a perv, but... so what if he was a little perverted!

Soon, Seong Taekyon pushed open the door to the Red Velvet lounge.

At the moment Liu Xin'an entered, applause rang out in the lounge.

Accompanying it were unstoppable cheers, as if Liu Xin'an had won some significant award.

Clearly, the staff were teasing Liu Xin'an and Bae Juhyun together.

The onlookers were excited, but the two subjects were not so pleased.

More precisely, they were quite embarrassed.

Liu Xin'an managed an awkward smile, while Bae Juhyun wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Fortunately, everyone knew about Bae Juhyun's shy nature.

After riling them up a bit, everyone went back to their tasks, though occasional peeks were definitely in order.

Liu Xin'an finally came face to face with the woman he had longed to see day and night.

"So you finally showed up?"

Bae Juhyun's signature coy tone made Liu Xin'an chuckle; he just raised his hand to gently stroke her cheek when the previously silent stylist couldn't hold back any longer.

"Don't, the makeup was just done!"

"Ah, sorry!"

"After the stage, the two of you can get cozy however you like."

"Uh..."

"Unnie!!!"

Bae Juhyun was really anxious, but there was nothing she could do, after all, the stylist was right.

The main focus today was undoubtedly the upcoming stage.

Not even Liu Xin'an could surpass that.

With no physical contact allowed, Bae Juhyun quickly shifted the conversation to Liu Xin'an's work.

"Your ad video..."

"Oh, don't worry about that, it's already set for scheduled release."

"That's good, how much can you earn this time~"

Even though neither of them lacked money, no one ever thought too much of it.

Bae Juhyun's little greedy expression made Liu Xin'an smile knowingly, he held up three fingers which earned him an excited smile from her.

As an influencer of his calibre, one ad deal started in the six figures.

Even taking just one ad a month brought a considerable income.

Despite sites like their current one having much smaller reach, with incentive terms nowhere close to before, for a top influencer like him... the income loss wasn't significant.

"Damn, I work hard for a whole month and only get something starting with 1, and you make a 3-starting amount from one video, it's so unfair."

Li Chenglu gritted her teeth; she didn't have it easier than Liu Xin'an!

It's really easy to make money as an internet celebrity.